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https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision

The link gives users an easily accessible way to gain a plethora of knowledge on the topic of racism such as the solutions and the problems as well as a platform to help organize protests. If you wish, there is also an option to donate to the cause as well.

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https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/

The link above allows viewers to learn about the history regarding racism and the different movements that have combated it. It also contains information on modern day events such as recent news and updates on topics relating to racism. It also has links for donations if people wish to support the movement.

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University of British Columbia: Anti-Racism Resources

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University of British Columbia: Anti-Racism Resources

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https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/anti-racism-resources/

Using the link, you can access many documents ranging from essays to articles regarding racism in order to educate yourself on the numerous incidents that have occurred as a result

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This image depicts all the different pigments of skin, uniting together in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement.

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This picture symbolizes the acknowledgement of racism from a renown professional soccer league, the Premier League. This is a huge step forward as organizations are using their huge platform to spread awareness.

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The hashtag equality goes hand in hand with resisting racism. Posts under this tag contain activists advocating for equality amongst all races, which was something Stevenson repeatedly preached throughout Just Mercy.

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The hashtag vote is very relevant due to the upcoming Presidential Election. Voting is extremely important because the president is responsible for appointing Supreme Court Justices, vetoing laws, and other powers. The Presidential candidate's are very important as their ideals and beliefs will represent all Americans. Therefore voting for the candidate that you share the most ideas with politically will influence the nation for the next 4 or more years.

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I chose this hashtag because as their are so many victims to systemic racism and police brutality, it is very important not to overlook any one of them. This hashtag contains posts of all the victims as well as their story so they don't get lost or forgotten. In a way, Stevenson tried to spread awareness to the victims of racism that were never talked about by publishing his book, Just Mercy.

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This picture symbolizes racial segregation as the white figures are all close and holding hands, but distant from the black figure.

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This picture shows a police officer using aggressive and unnecessary force towards a black civilian who' exhibits a very calm and complying demeanor.

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This picture depicts a BLM protester demanding a cease to systemic racism.

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"The older officer frowned at me. 'Someone called about a suspected burglar'" (Stevenson 42)

- This explains why Stevenson was stopped by a police officer and was immediately suspected because of his skin tone.

“They put me on death row for six years! They threatened me for six years. They tortured me with the promise of execution for six years. I lost my job. I lost my wife. I lost my reputation. I lost my dignity”(Stevenson 254).

- This explains that the mental health of Walter is affected and it also has a profound effect on his lives even after release and it was only due to Racism that he was treated badly.

“Why do we want to kill all the broken people? What is wrong with us, that we think a thing like that can be right?”(Stevenson 636)

- I have chosen this quote because Stevenson exposes the injustices of the judicial system in the United States. He wonders what is the reason for killing people who are already broken by poverty, injustice or racism.

“Walter made me understand why we have to reform a system of criminal justice that continues to treat people better if they are rich and guilty than if they are poor and innocent.”

(Stevenson 693).

- Through this statement Stevenson has described the flaws of the US judicial system that how it treats the rich people and does injustice to the poor.

“His story was a counter narrative to the rhetoric of fairness and reliability offered by politicians and law enforcement officials who wanted more and faster executions. Walter’s case complicated the debate in very graphic ways”(Stevenson 537)

This quote symbolizes the hatred that the law enforcement officials carried with them and the systemic racism in which they did not care for the severity of the crime, but just wanted more executions resulting in many POC’s, especially African Americans to be executed for miniscule crimes.

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“But interracial dating, particular with a married white woman, was for many whites, an unconscionable act. In the south , crimes like murder or assault might send you to prison, but interracial sex was a transgression in it’s own category of danger with correspondingly extreme punishments. Hundreds of black men have been lynched for even unsubstantiated suggestions of such intimacy” (Stevenson 29.)

- This explains that interracial dating or sex was prohibited for blacks and the only punishment for them was death.

“He knew about the affair with Karen Kelly and had heard the suspicion and rumors that Walter’s independence must mean he was dealing drugs. Given his eagerness to make an arrest, this seemed to be enough for Tate to accept Myer’s accusations” (Stevenson 50-51).

- The sheriff decided to arrest Walter not from actual evidence but based off of Myer’s story that he killed Ronda Morrison.

“In Alabama, even though 65 percent of all homicide victims were black , nearly 80 percent of the people on death row were there for crimes against victims who were white. Black defendant and white victim pairings increased the likelihood of a death sentence more” (Stevenson 142).”

- This explains that if you're a black defendant and there is a white victim involved , you are most likely going to be given a death sentence no matter what.

“In poor urban neighborhoods across the United States, black and brown boys routinely have multiple encounters with the police. Even though many of these children have done nothing wrong, they are targeted by police, presumed guilty, and suspected by law enforcement of being dangerous or engaged in criminal activity. The random stops, questioning, and harassment dramatically increase the risk of arrest for petty crimes” (Stevenson 155).

- This explains that black and brown boys were targeted by the police just based on their looks.

“I stopped in the prison yard to take a closer look at the truck. I couldn’t help walking around it and reading the provocative stickers. I turned back toward the front gate of the prison, trying to regain my focus, but I couldn’t make myself indifferent to what I perceived were symbols of racial oppression” (Stevenson 194).

- I decided to choose this quote because a couple of pages earlier in the book, it described the disturbing bumper stickers to be Confederate flag decals, troubling images, and a sticker that read, “IF I’D KNOWN IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE THIS, I’D HAVE PICKED MY OWN DAMN COTTEN.”

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https://www.pb-resources.com/

Using the link above, you can acquire information regarding to the ideas and terminology that circulate around in the discussion of Black Lives Matter. It also contains stories of the victims of Systemic Racism and Police Brutality.

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https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Using the link above, you are able to access links for petitions, donations, and voter registration as well as information for protestors such as tear gas treatment, a guide on your rights as an American citizen, etc.

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I chose the hashtag, Justice for Breonna Taylor because the events that occurred were prompted by systemic racism and racial profiling. The hashtag was trending on numerous social media platforms and posts under the hashtag mainly serve to apply pressure on the authorities and charge the officers involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor. Stevenson describes so many instances similar to Breonna Taylor in his book, Just Mercy, as Stevenson attempts to uncover the systemic racism within the United States Criminal Justice Department.

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I chose the hashtag BLM because the movement itself was created in response to repeated racism and police brutality towards Africans and African Americans. In "Just Mercy", Stevenson recalls the time when he experienced racism and racial profiling in front of his house while in his car. Posts that contain these hashtags consist of posts that help raise awareness and educate the viewers on what the movement and its leaders stand for.